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43 Articles found on Tuesday, 23 August 2005
A quarter of Somali children die before 5
23-08-2005
NAIROBI - More than one in 10 Somali children die at birth and a quarter of those who survive will perish before their fifth birthday in one of the world's worst child mortality rates, a medical
readZim's caustic apologist for repression changes his tune
23-08-2005
JOHANNESBURG - A politician who engineered and defended some of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's most repressive policies has changed his tune, and now predicts chaos if Mugabe isn't
readThe Only Way To Go
23-08-2005
THE recent wave of graft and corrupt practices with serious intent of self-enrichment prompts two simple questions.One, what's up with the enforcement of the Anti-Corruption Act and two, is President
readTransporting people Illegally
23-08-2005
IN the Road Traffic and Transportation Section 22/1999 the following are prohibited: (a) unsafe transportation and overloading of passengers (b) illegal transporting of passengers etc.Now on a recent
readLosing List's Legacy?
23-08-2005
ALLOW me space in your newspaper to pronounce my view on the "breathtaking" investment initiatives recently announced by the Ohlthaver & List Group and the legacy of the late Mr. Werner List.O&L
readCleaning Up The Omatala
23-08-2005
FIRST, I want to thank The Namibian for its great reporting of news all around the country.I was very pleased to read the recent news in your newspaper that the Oshakati Town Council will place the
readAttacks On Women
23-08-2005
ON Saturday morning 6/8/2005 my family and I were driving through town down Peter Muller Street.There was a hold-up in the traffic and we were wondering what was happening, as we came down the one
readReviving mining industry
23-08-2005
MANILA - The Philippines gave the go-ahead yesterday for Australian firm Climax Mining Ltd.to start commercial production at a copper-gold project, the first large-scale mining venture fully funded
readFish farming on the right track
23-08-2005
RUNDU - The Farm Manager of Karovho Fish Farm, Andrew Thikusho, yesterday said the farm had sold about 3 000 fish from Wednesday to Friday last week.The farm is situated some 160 kilometres east of
readAfrica needs fish farms to meet demand
23-08-2005
ABUJA - Investment in fish farms in Africa is urgently needed to halt a decline in fish consumption in the continent because natural stocks cannot keep up with population growth, experts said
readZimbabwe begins talks with IMF
23-08-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwean officials yesterday began a week of crunch talks with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund, which is weighing whether to expel the southern African country from its
readNational Export Strategy on the way
23-08-2005
AS efforts and calls intensify for diversification of local products targeted for sale on international markets, the Ministry of Trade and Industry has embarked on a project to design the country's
readKandara ready for showdown in court
23-08-2005
LAZARUS Kandara is back in town. And today he will make a much-anticipated appearance in the High Court in Windhoek to give his account of events around the Social Security Commission's investment of
readQuestions mount on ODC millions
23-08-2005
AS the ODC continues to throw a veil of secrecy around who was responsible for investing nearly N$100 million in public funds through the Offshore Development Company with little-known Great Triangle
readPursue political career: Gurirab
23-08-2005
WINDHOEK - The Speaker of the National Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab, has encouraged students at the Polytechnic of Namibia to take up political careers so that they can serve the people of
read3-nation forum at Katima
23-08-2005
PARLIAMENTARIANS from Namibia, Angola and Zambia will gather at Katima Mulilo this week to discuss strengthening transboundary relations.Delegates will discuss links between natural resources
readYouth camp yields appreciable results
23-08-2005
FOR many years to come, three charming new campsites will be testimony to the first international youth work camp held in Okakarara.Fifteen young people from Germany and Okakarara spent 11 days
readKhwe San represented at international symposium
23-08-2005
THE Khwedam language is in need of protection and preservation, says Bothas Marinda.The San language activist presented a speech about the language's situation at an international symposium on the
readTrainees boycott English classes
23-08-2005
MORE than 20 second-year trainees at the Valombola Vocational School are boycotting classes in protest against a compulsory English course.The students, who are training for careers in the
readAngry bus operators defy Nabta
23-08-2005
A GROUP of long-distance bus owners in the North are angry with the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) for having refused them entry to the association's congress held at Otjiwarongo over the
readGrim weekend on roads at the coast
23-08-2005
THE death of a young girl and serious injuries to a number of people were the results of a series of road accidents that marred the weekend at the coastal region and at times stretched the service
readTransNamib paid out for train breakdown
23-08-2005
TRANSNAMIB Holdings has been compensated by a Chinese train manufacturer for business lost due to the breakdown of one its new trains earlier this year.TransNamib spokesperson Olivia Kanyemba-Usiku
readAppointment of defence lawyer clears way for start of second treason trial
23-08-2005
THE last remaining obstacle that has been preventing the start of a second Caprivi high treason trial for the past three months was quietly removed by the Directorate of Legal Aid last week, when a
readWaterfront antagonists trade bitter verbal blows
23-08-2005
THE gloves have come off in an increasingly acrimonious spat between investment firm Global Vision Trust, its would-be BEE partner Circle Investments (Pty) Ltd and the Chairman of the Government
readNdumbu nayakwawo yi indikwa okuya mOkongresa ya Nabta
23-08-2005
A ALUMENTU yamwe ye na Oombesa kOnooli oya geela noonkondo aawiliki yehangano lyOombesa nOotaxi mu Namibia (Nabta) sho lye ya tindile okuya mOkongresa yehangano ndika ndjoka ya li pOtjiwarongo
readOmuJapana gumwe a dhipagwa konkoshi
23-08-2005
HARARE - Omukulukadhi gumwe gwomuJapana okwa si sho a ehamekwa nayi koonkoshi manga a li ta talelepo Oparka yimwe yiiyamakuti mu Zimbabwe, Opolisi osho ya tseyitha.Omukulukadhi nguka gwoomvula 50,
readAalongwa yOsikola yUungomba ya Valombola ye li mekanka
23-08-2005
AALONGWA ye vulithe pomilongombali yomomvula ontiyali mOsikola yUungomba ya Valombola mOngwediva oya kala ye li mekanka taya nyenyeta kutya otaya thiminikilwa Oshiingilisa mondondo ontiyali nonando,
readOmunangeshefa ta nyenyeta eyakulo mOmbelewa yOmupanguli mOpuwo
23-08-2005
O MUNANGESHEFA a tseyika nawa mwene gwOongeshefa dha tseyika nawa dhedhina Champ Style, tate David Erastus oku li ta nyenyeta kombinga yeyakulo kali li nawa e li yakulwa aniwa mOmbelewa yOmupanguli
readYaandja Vaino Kalenga taya dhengwa kiiluli
23-08-2005
O NKUNHDANA ontilithi oye tu zilile mOnaanda mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Musati moka yaandja tate Vaino Kalenga taya dhengwa aniwa nomakuma nomamanya nosho tuu kuwalye.Tate Kalenga ta lombwele The
readNabta a lombwelwa a tule iinima ye melandulathano
23-08-2005
O MINISTA yIilonga nOmakwatakanithokumwe gopangodhi, omusamane Joel Kaapanda, okwa ningi eindilo kehangano lyOombesa nOotaxi mu Namibia/Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta), kutya nali opaleke
readOshimaliwa shimwe sha SSC osha longithwa mokulanda okawe
23-08-2005
OMPANGU yopombanda oshiwike sha zi ko oya uvu kutya oshimaliwa shOondola oomiliyuna mbali oshinkwanu hamano, taku fekelwa kutya oshomOondola oomiliyuna ndatu dhoka Okampani ya Social Security
readNangombe a ninga Omupresidende gwa Nabta
23-08-2005
OMUSAMANE Magnus Nangombe, mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko okwa hogololwa a ninge Omupresidende gwehangano lyOombesa nOotaxi mu Namibia (Nabta).Nangombe okwa hogololwa pOkongresa ya Nabta, ndjoka ya
readWoods hangs in there to win a fourth NEC Invitational
23-08-2005
AKRON - Tiger Woods won his fourth WGC-NEC Invitational Sunday when he carded a final round one-over par 71 to beat fellow American Chris DiMarco by one shot.Woods finished at six-under par 274 for
readTeam concedes 50 goals
23-08-2005
BRUSSELS - Belgian women's soccer team SK Berlaar had to stomach a 50-1 defeat against rival KV Mechelen on Saturday because their goalkeeper had opted to attend a music concert instead, a local
readUnder-19 cricketers win in SA
23-08-2005
THE MTC Namibia under-19 cricket team picked up their first win against Fiji in the qualifying tournament of the 2006 World Cup in Benoni, South Africa, on Sunday.The side won by 104 runs after they
readDelie makes Namibia proud
23-08-2005
ONE of Namibia's youngest swimmers, Quinton Delie, made his country proud by pulling off stunning performances in the pool as he scooped three bronze medals despite tough opposition at the All Africa
readWildfires rage on in Portugal
23-08-2005
LISBON - Water-dropping aircraft from Germany and Italy were set to arrive in Portugal yesterday as the fire-ravaged country struggled to contain the biggest wave of wildfires to hit it so far this
readChiluba refuses to be tried by British judge over graft
23-08-2005
LUSAKA - Zambia's corruption-tainted former president Frederick Chiluba yesterday refused to be tried by a British judge in his country over the alleged theft of 13 million pounds (US$23,3
readUS and Afghan forces kill 105 rebels in three weeks
23-08-2005
KABUL - US and Afghan forces have killed at least 105 Taliban militants in the past three weeks during operations to increase security before key legislative elections, the American military said
readEgyptian forces sweep Sinai for terrorists
23-08-2005
CAIRO - Egyptian security forces launched a massive sweep of the Sinai peninsula yesterday to hunt down Bedouins suspected of involvement in recent attacks, security sources told AFP.Some 3 000 men
readTension mounts as West Bank diehards face evacuation
23-08-2005
SANUR SETTLEMENT - Thousands of police and soldiers were preparing to take up positions around two West Bank settlements yesterday where thousands of hardliners have massed in a bid to thwart the
readDeadlock as Iraq ticks down to deadline
23-08-2005
BAGHDAD - Hours from a midnight deadline that could plunge Iraq's fledgling political system into crisis, there was no sign of an end to deadlock yesterday over a new constitution and profound doubt
readIn Brief
23-08-2005
* PROBE - Two senior Brazilian officials were due to arrive in Britain to grill police officers and investigators about the fatal shooting of a Brazilian man mistaken for a suicide bomber exactly a
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